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Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (NHL photo provided by Buffalo Sabres)
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (NHL photo provided by Buffalo Sabres)

Sabres' Dahlin named NHL Rookie of the Month for November

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Mon, Dec 3rd 2018 12:30 pm
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, who topped first-year blueliners and ranked fourth among all rookies with 10 points in 15 games (1 goal, 9 assists), was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for November.
Dahlin edged Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson (6/6 in 14 games), Ottawa Senators teammates Brady Tkachuk (6/4 in 11) and Colin White (5/5 in 14), and Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen (4-4-0, 2.41 GAA, .929 SV%, 1 shutout in nine games) for the honor.
Dahlin logged an average of 19:54 for a Buffalo team that completed an 11-3-1 November to move into second place in the NHL's overall standings (17-7-3, 37 points). That included a 10-game winning streak from Nov. 8-27, equaling a franchise record also achieved from Jan. 4-23, 1984, and Oct. 4-26, 2006.
Dahlin, the No. 1 overall pick in 2018 NHL Draft, also ranked second among all rookies with a -plus-9 rating, logging an even or positive plus/minus in 12 of his 15 November appearances. The 18-year-old Lidkoping, Sweden, native - who has 14 points (2/12) in his first 27 career games - joins Pettersson (October) as a Rookie of the Month winner in 2018-19.

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